Video: Huge pumpkin dropped 9 stories

Pumpkins were falling from the sky Thursday at UC San Diego. Well, one pumpkin. But it was a monster. Students sacrificed a 520-pound squash (yes, a pumpkin is a squash) by dropping it from the roof of Tamarack Hall, a nine story dormitory. It was the highlight of the school's 39th annual pumpkin drop.

The pumpkin, which was grown in Granite Hills near El Cajon, was so heavy it broke a safety clip and fell early. The boom it made was something to behold.